Comments on: What Do We Owe to China? http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/what_do_we_owe_to_china/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:13:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DL http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/what_do_we_owe_to_china/comment-page-1/#comment-268198 DL Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:03:24 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/01/what_do_we_owe_to_china/#comment-268198 On China "...makes the country socially less stable as it grows richer." One could arguably make the same claim about our own nation. Has wealth improved our nation since WWII or destroyed its unity and stability? On China "...makes the country socially less stable as it grows richer."

One could arguably make the same claim about our own nation. Has wealth improved our nation since WWII or destroyed its unity and stability?

]]> By: Christopher http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/what_do_we_owe_to_china/comment-page-1/#comment-268090 Christopher Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:44:10 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/01/what_do_we_owe_to_china/#comment-268090 It's called capitalism, Dave. Americans freely practice it (despite liberals) and the Chinese have a sort of warped, dictatorship-driven mob-boss style of it. American capitalists know there are risks, and if it all come crashing down, why is it that we need someone to blame? Our economy will adjust to such a catastrophe as we adjust to any disruption. China will be bad off, however. In fact, it will probably mean even cheaper labor for our manufacturing needs. And so it goes... It's called capitalism, Dave. Americans freely practice it (despite liberals) and the Chinese have a sort of warped, dictatorship-driven mob-boss style of it. American capitalists know there are risks, and if it all come crashing down, why is it that we need someone to blame? Our economy will adjust to such a catastrophe as we adjust to any disruption. China will be bad off, however. In fact, it will probably mean even cheaper labor for our manufacturing needs. And so it goes...

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